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Using the Formatting toolbar
Now let us go further and customize the Fontwork object with several more attributes.
Click on the Fontwork object. The Formatting toolbar changes to show the options for editing the
object. (The toolbar shown in Figure 294 appears when you use Fontwork in Writer.)
Figure 294. Formatting toolbar for a Fontwork object in Writer
This figure shows the toolbar floating. In its default, docked position it is one of the toolbars located
below the menu bar. The example toolbar has also been customized to show all of the available
options; by default only a subset of these options is shown.
On the Formatting toolbar you have a large choice of options for customizing your object. These
choices are the same as the ones for other drawing objects. For more information, see the Draw
Guide.
Line options
Line icon: Opens a dialog with three tabs: Line, Line Styles, Arrow Styles. Use the Line tab to
edit the most common properties of the line around the selected Fontwork object, by choosing from
previously-defined attributes including line style, line color, and arrow styles. Use the Lines Styles
and Arrow Styles tabs to edit the properties of line and arrow styles, and define new styles.
Arrow Style icon: Choose from the different arrow styles.
Line Style box: Choose from the available line styles.
Line Width box: Set the width of the line.
Line Color box: Select the color of the line.
Area options
Area icon: Opens a dialog with seven tabs: Area, Shadow, Transparency, Colors, Gradients,
Hatching, Bitmaps.
• Area tab: Choose from the predefined list a color, bitmap, gradient or hatching pattern to fill
the selected object.
• Shadow tab: Set the shadow properties of the selected object.
• Transparency tab: Set the transparency properties of the selected object.
• Colors tab: Modify the available colors or add new ones to appear on the Area tab.
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